Insiders at Avanti Feeds Limited (NSE:AVANTIFEED) must be relieved they sold stock as market valuation descends to ₹65b

Insiders seem to have made the most of their holdings by selling ₹2.9m worth of Avanti Feeds Limited (NSE:AVANTIFEED) stock at an average sell price of ₹542 during the past year. The company's market worth decreased by ₹6.2b over the past week after the stock price dropped 8.7%, although insiders were able to minimize their losses

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Avanti Feeds

While no particular insider transaction stood out, we can still look at the overall trading.

The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does Avanti Feeds Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Avanti Feeds insiders own about ₹9.1b worth of shares (which is 14% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Avanti Feeds Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Avanti Feeds shares in the last quarter. While we feel good about high insider ownership of Avanti Feeds, we can't say the same about the selling of shares. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. You'd be interested to know, that we found 3 warning signs for Avanti Feeds and we suggest you have a look.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivative transactions.

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